New Year Revelers Crowd Times Square

新年寻乐者群集时代广场

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【新闻关键字】

1. Reveler : n. 寻欢者

2. clockwork : n. 钟表的机械

3. usher in : ph. 迎接

4. dampen : v. 使消沉

5. anxious: adj. 焦虑的

6. stroke: n. (钟的)敲声

7. huddled: adj. 挤成一团的

8. blanket: n. 毛毯

Anchor:
Every year like clockwork, crowds pour into New York’s Times Square to claim their places to usher in the New Year.
新闻主播：
就像钟表的发条一样，每一年时间一到，群众就蜂拥至纽约的时代广场占位，迎接新年的到来。

Falling snow and dropping temperatures didn’t seem to dampen the excitement building in these anxious revelers waiting to welcome 2009 at the stroke of midnight.
纵使骤降的气温以及漫天下落的飞雪，却丝毫没让这群渴望在午夜准点那一刻迎接2009年的群众感到消沉。

STORY: People from all over the country and the world huddled together to await the stroke of midnight. It’s a long wait but they have come prepared with blankets, extra clothing, food and water.
新闻内容：
来自全国以及全世界的人们，依偎在一起等待午夜跨年时刻。人们准备了毛毯、多的保暖衣物、食物和水前来，准备应付这段漫长的等待。

[Lawsin Whitfield, New Year Celebrant]:
“All of us are in the army, so we can survive pretty much anywhere, anytime at any place. We have no problem sitting right here. We’ve been in a lot worse environments than this, especially my wife, who just came back from Kuwait, so I don’t think we’ll have any difficulty at all.”
[劳辛怀特菲尔，欢度新年的民众]：
“我们都在军队中受训，所以我们挺能适应的，无论什么时间或环境。坐在这里没什么，我们都曾待过比这还要差上许多的环境，尤其是我太太，刚从科威特回来，所以我认为这样的辛苦没什么。”

【新闻关键字】

1. Sweden: n. 瑞典

2. eve: n. 前夕

3. somewhat: adj. 有一点

4. bill: n. 账单

5. Fahrenheit: n. 华氏

6. crystal ball: n. 水晶球

Olivia Ahlstrom from Sweden and Emily Majlov were determined to experience their first New Year’s Evein New York, although Ahlstrom sounded somewhat unsure about their decision.
来自瑞典的奥利维亚欧斯琼以及艾蜜莉麻罗，第一次决定来纽约体验跨年，虽然欧斯琼语调听起来不太肯定当初这个决定。

[Olivia Ahlstrom, Sweden]: “I think it’s going to be freezing, but I still think it’s worth it. We hope so.”
[奥利维亚欧斯琼，瑞典]: “我觉得会变的非常寒冷，但我仍觉得这一切很值得…希望啦。”

At the top of just about everyone’s New Year wish list is an end to the economic recession in 2009.
新年愿望清单的第一名，几乎每个人都是希望2009年经济衰退潮能够结束。

[Lidia Alas, Los Angeles]: “A lot of people lost their jobs and hopefully these people get their jobs back. Hopefully these people who get their jobs back are able to pay their bills and their home.”
[莉蒂雅阿拉斯，洛杉矶]: “很多人今年失去了工作，希望这些人能找回工作。希望这些找回工作的人能赚足够的钱供家用以及支付账单。”

Temperatures are expected to fall to around 16 degrees Fahrenheit by the time the famous Waterford crystal ball drops at midnight.
当知名的时代广场华特福特水晶球在午夜落下时（象征新年的到来），温度预计会降至大约华氏16度 (约摄氏零下 8 度)。
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